South African cricket team in England in 2003
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = South African cricket team in England in 2003
| team1_image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team1_name = South Africa
| team2_image = Flag of England.svg
| team2_name = England
| from_date = 20 June
| to_date = 8 September 2003
| team1_captain = Graeme Smith
| team2_captain = Nasser Hussain (1st Test)
Michael Vaughan (2nd–5th Tests; ODIs)
| no_of_tests = 5
| team1_tests_won = 2
| team2_tests_won = 2
| team1_tests_most_runs = Graeme Smith (714)
| team2_tests_most_runs = Marcus Trescothick (487)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = Makhaya Ntini (23)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = James Anderson (15)
| player_of_test_series = Andrew Flintoff (Eng) and Graeme Smith (SA)
}}
The South African cricket team toured England in the 2003 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The two teams also took part in a triangular One Day International tournament involving Zimbabwe.
The Test series was drawn 2-2, with the first match resulted in a draw, while the triangular series was won by England, after beating South Africa in the final by 7 wickets.
Tour matches
=50-over: Sussex v South Africans=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 June 2003
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| score1 = 267/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 114 (30.5 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Boeta Dippenaar 101* (90)
| wickets1 = Robin Martin-Jenkins 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Chris Adams 32 (54)
| wickets2 = Paul Adams 3/19 (6 overs)
| result = South Africans won by 153 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/129804.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Rob Bailey (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=50-over: Northamptonshire v South Africans=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 June 2003
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| score1 = 229/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 45/1 (15 overs)
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| runs1 = Mark Boucher 69 (89)
| wickets1 = Mike Cawdron 2/36 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Michael Hussey 27* (45)
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/555692.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = Peter Hartley (Eng) and Allan Jones (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=50-over: Worcestershire v South Africans=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 June 2003
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| score1 = 261/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 192 (45 overs)
| team2 = Worcestershire
| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 66 (103)
| wickets1 = Kabir Ali 2/49 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Justin Kemp 77 (87)
| wickets2 = Alan Dawson 4/26 (8 overs)
| result = South Africans won by 69 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/129936.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Shaftab Khalid (Worcs) made his List A debut.
}}
=First-class: Somerset v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 15–17 July 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = Somerset
| score-team1-inns1 = 326/4d (78 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Graeme Smith 152 (214)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Keith Parsons 1/23 (8 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 245/7d (51 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Matt Wood 55 (88)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Monde Zondeki 5/64 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 245/4d (66 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Neil McKenzie 82* (129)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Keith Parsons 1/37 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 109/3 (25 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Carl Gazzard 35* (35)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Monde Zondeki 1/20 (6 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/128906.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = John Holder (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=First-class: India A v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 19–21 July 2003
| team1 = India A {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 319 (89 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Wasim Jaffer 90 (147)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Shaun Pollock 4/46 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 463 (121.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Jacques Rudolph 83 (138)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Aavishkar Salvi 4/92 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 160/3 (43 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Hemang Badani 58* (85)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Shaun Pollock 1/14 (6 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/128970.html Scorecard]
| venue = Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
| umpires = Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = India A won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=First-class: Kent v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 7–9 August 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = Kent
| score-team1-inns1 = 325/4d (70.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Neil McKenzie 105* (155)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Alamgir Sheriyar 2/44 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 235 (73.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Alex Loudon 63 (140)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Robin Peterson 3/58 (16.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 243/7d (55 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Boeta Dippenaar 69 (90)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = James Tredwell 3/75 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 232 (68.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Carberry 75 (146)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Paul Adams 9/79 (22.5 overs)
| result = South Africans won by 101 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/124793.html Scorecard]
| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=First-class: Derbyshire v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 28–30 August 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = Derbyshire
| score-team1-inns1 = 460/7d (113.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Jacques Kallis 200 (305)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Paul Havell 4/129 (29 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 136/4d (48 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Luke Sutton 46* (71)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Charl Willoughby 3/31 (14 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/125230.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = Nigel Cowley (Eng) and John Steele (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = No play was possible on Day 1
}}
NatWest Series (ODI)
=2nd Match: England v South Africa=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 June
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 265/4 (45.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 107 (133)
| wickets1 = Andrew Flintoff 3/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Marcus Trescothick 114 (125)
| wickets2 = Makhaya Ntini 2/56 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66294.html Scorecard]
| umpires = David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
| motm = Vikram Solanki (Eng)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 June
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 272/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 226/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 125* (147)
| wickets1 = Douglas Hondo 2/29 (9.1 overs)
| runs2 = Travis Friend 82 (93)
| wickets2 = Andrew Hall 3/38 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 46 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66295.html Scorecard]
| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
| motm = Jacques Kallis (SA)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=5th Match: England v South Africa=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 July
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 223/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 227/3 (47.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Marcus Trescothick 60 (92)
| wickets1 = Makhaya Ntini 3/38 (8 overs)
| runs2 = Jacques Kallis 82* (105)
| wickets2 = Andrew Flintoff 1/33 (9.3 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66297.html Scorecard]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
| motm = Jacques Kallis (SA)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=6th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 174/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 175/1 (34.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Heath Streak 54 (72)
| wickets1 = Jacques Kallis 3/47 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Herschelle Gibbs 93* (97)
| wickets2 = Sean Ervine 1/13 (2.2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66298.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
| umpires = Simon Taufel (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
| motm = Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=8th Match: England v South Africa=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 8 July
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 198/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 199/6 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = Graeme Smith 45 (39)
| wickets1 = James Anderson 4/38 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Michael Vaughan 83 (115)
| wickets2 = Makhaya Ntini 2/30 (6 overs)
| result = England won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66300.html Scorecard]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
| motm = Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=9th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 10 July
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 173/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 174/3 (35.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Heath Streak 50* (90)
| wickets1 = Makhaya Ntini 4/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Jacques Rudolph 69* (97)
| wickets2 = Douglas Hondo 2/25 (7 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66301.html Scorecard]
| venue = Rose Bowl, Southampton
| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
| motm = Makhaya Ntini (SA)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Final: England v South Africa=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 July
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 107 (32.1 overs)
| score2 = 111/3 (20.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = Jacques Rudolph 19 (40)
| wickets1 = James Anderson 3/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Vikram Solanki 50 (58)
| wickets2 = Andrew Hall 1/14 (2.2 overs)
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66302.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Neil Mallender (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
| motm = Darren Gough (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Test series
=1st Test=
{{Test match
| date = 24–28 July 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 594/5d (145 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Graeme Smith 277 (373)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ashley Giles 2/153 (42 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 408 (122.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Vaughan 156 (286)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Makhaya Ntini 4/114 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 134/4d (26 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Graeme Smith 85 (70)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ashley Giles 2/45 (8 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 110/1 (34 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Marcus Trescothick 52* (94)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Robin Peterson 1/33 (13 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64038.html Scorecard]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = Daryl Harper (Aus) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
| motm = Graeme Smith (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible on Day 2 and play on Day 3 was reduced to 62 overs due to rain.
| notes =
}}
=2nd Test=
{{Test match
| date = 31 July–3 August 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 173 (48.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Darren Gough 34 (48)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Makhaya Ntini 5/75 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 682/6d (177 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Graeme Smith 259 (370)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = James Anderson 2/90 (27 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 417 (107.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Andrew Flintoff 142 (146)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Makhaya Ntini 5/145 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = South Africa won by an innings and 92 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64039.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
| motm = Makhaya Ntini and Graeme Smith (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd Test=
{{Test match
| date = 14–18 August 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 445 (146.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Nasser Hussain 116 (251)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Andrew Hall 3/88 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 362 (119.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Neil McKenzie 90 (168)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = James Anderson 5/102 (27.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 118 (46.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Andrew Flintoff 30 (46)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Shaun Pollock 6/39 (17.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 131 (56.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Mark Boucher 52 (91)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = James Kirtley 6/34 (16.2 overs)
| result = England won by 70 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64040.html Scorecard]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = Darrell Hair (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
| motm = James Kirtley (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = James Kirtley and Ed Smith (both Eng) made their Test debuts.
}}
=4th Test=
{{Test match
| date = 21–25 August 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 342 (114.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Gary Kirsten 130 (323)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Kabir Ali 3/80 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 307 (87.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Mark Butcher 77 (115)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jacques Kallis 3/38 (20.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 365 (100.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Andrew Hall 99* (87)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = James Kirtley 3/71 (21.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 209 (61.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Mark Butcher 61 (133)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jacques Kallis 6/54 (17 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 191 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64041.html Scorecard]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
| motm = Gary Kirsten (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Kabir Ali (Eng) and Monde Zondeki (SA) made their Test debuts.
}}
=5th Test=
{{Test match
| date = 4–8 September 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 484 (128 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Herschelle Gibbs 183 (258)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Martin Bicknell 2/71 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 604/9d (162 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Marcus Trescothick 219 (374)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Shaun Pollock 3/111 (39 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 229 (69.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Shaun Pollock 43 (57)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Steve Harmison 4/33 (19.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 110/1 (22.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Marcus Trescothick 69* (66)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jacques Kallis 1/25 (5.2 overs)
| result = England won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64042.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
| motm = Marcus Trescothick (Eng)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Alec Stewart retired from all forms of cricket after this Test.
}}
References
- Playfair Cricket Annual 2004
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2004
External links
- [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_2003.html CricketArchive]
{{2003 English cricket season}}
{{International cricket in 2003}}
{{International cricket tours of England}}